Kathleen Redmond is an award-winning certified Executive Coach (International Coaching Federation), MCC (highest) level, leadership trainer and author. The founder of the Centre for Character Leadership (1993). With over 35 years of management experience and a passion for leadership communication, Kathleen works in the heart of industry. Her work has taken her from Istanbul to Honolulu, to factories in the south of United States as well as the oil fields of Alberta. Her passion is to strengthen engagement and produce results through rich, authentic communication. Author of five books; 1. Rules of Engagement for Communicating at Work, 5 Strategies for Decreasing Conflict and Increasing Collaboration, 2. Leadership by Engagement, Leading through Authentic Character to Attract, Retain and Energize, 3. Building a Character Culture for Trust and Results in the Workplace 4. Communicating in a Character Culture with Tact, Integrity and Courage 5. Coaching in a Character Culture, Leaders Facilitating Purpose, Potential, and Performance Her articles are published in The Globe and Mail, Municipal World and Ontario Restaurant News. Professional Experience Facilitating training and coaching sessions in English and French, Kathleen has successfully worked with leaders in the following companies (sample); Delta Hotels, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, AIMCo, OMERS, Cara Operations Limited, North American Construction Group, Region of York, Community Living, Catholic Children’s Aid Society, North Bay and District Health Unit, Towns of Aurora, East Gwillimbury and Parry Sound, George Brown College, Glaxo Smith Kline, National Bank, Right to Play, Southern Ontario Library Service, Richmond Hill Public Library, Aurora Public Library, Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority, Credit Valley Conservation, Labatt Breweries and Upper Canada Child Care. Kathleen has an MA in Adult Education, served as a master trainer for Development Dimensions International, is certified to administer Myers-Briggs Type Indicator™, True Colors®, Bar-On EQ-i™, Personality Dimensions™, Character Culture Organizational Assessment© and Snapshot of Engagement and Culture©. She has completed mediation training through Osgoode Hall Law School. Kathleen facilitates an acclaimed program, Coaching for Performance©, a highly interactive training program which teaches leaders to coach their direct reports, peers and other stakeholders. Her books, assessments and training programs are well researched, and she bridges leadership concepts to ensure practical workplace application with a measurement component. Kathleen served for eleven years as an Adjunct Professor, teaching coaching skills in the MA (Leadership) at the University of Guelph, she mentored students in the Ivey Western University MBA program and is with the Coaches Forum, supporting Executive Directors of Not-for-Profit organizations. She works with leaders to support their individual objectives as well as ensuring the creation and sustainability of character based, engaged and productive teams.